Where does “välimerentaateli” come from?

välimerentaateli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Välimeri, from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

välimerentaateli (Finnish): date palm

Definitions

  1. date palm

Ancestry of “välimerentaateli”, step by step

välimerentaateli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Välimeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVälimeriMediterranean Sea
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish taateli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaatelidate
2Swedishdadeldate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →